New picture: Martin Freeman in The Hobbit

Martin Freeman is Bilbo Baggins, and he’s running away in this new shot from The Hobbit…

Much of the talk of late regarding Peter Jackson’s films of The Hobbit has, inevitably, been centred around the decision to squeeze a third movie out of the story. While debate rages about that, though, it seems to have taken the focus off the fact that the first of the trilogy is heading to cinemas this December.

We suspect a new trailer can’t be too far away, but in the meantime, a fresh picture of Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins has popped up. It’s appeared over at Entertainment Weekly, and sees Freeman running away from the backside of an animal. That’s the best we can do. Ahem.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey arrives in cinemas on December 13th in the UK, the day after in the US.